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Can Fenerbahce overcome slow start in pursuit of coveted fourth star?

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Can Fenerbahce overcome slow start in pursuit of coveted fourth star? Fenerbahce’s season was derailed before it ever really began. A Champions League qualifier saw to that. The first leg, in Istanbul, went well, with a 2-1 win to take to Monaco for the second leg. Things looked good, with Vitor Pereira bringing in a few new players and switching to a 3-5-2. But...

Super Lig 2016/17 Preview

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Super Lig 2016/17 Preview It has been a tumultuous summer in Turkey. The failed military coup re-emphasised growing divides within Turkish society, while the forces of reaction subsequently mustered by President Erdogan have appeared to favour the settling of scores, rather than any attempt to seek a form of justice. But as ...

Besiktas the Real Winners as Fenerbahce Draw Blank at Galatasaray

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Besiktas the Real Winners as Fenerbahce Draw Blank at Galatasaray For Galatasaray, the game was little more than a chance to carve out some form of respectability from an utterly forgettable season. But for Fenerbahce, chasing Besiktas at the top of the Turkish Super Lig, the latest installment of the Intercontinental Derby provided a crucial opportunity to pick u...

League Focus: Turkish Super Lig - Europe's Most Entertaining Title Race

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League Focus: Turkish Super Lig - Europe's Most Entertaining Title Race A ‘three horse race’ is how we described the league standings after the winter break, three months on and it is still neck and neck, heading to a photo finish.The main actors have not changed, Beşiktaş are first on 61 points, Galatasaray are second to Bilic’s men only on goal diffe...

Match Focus: Fenerbahce vs Besiktas - Make or Break for Bilic and Kartal

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Match Focus: Fenerbahce vs Besiktas - Make or Break for Bilic and Kartal The 2014/15 season was supposed to be the battle for the fourth star. Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, both 19-time Süper Lig champions were built up as the title contenders expected to lock horns in a gigantean race to be the first to get to 20… then along came Beşiktaş.The Black Eagl...

Match Focus: Can In-form Galatasaray Break the Curse of the Şürkrü Saracoğlu?

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Match Focus: Can In-form Galatasaray Break the Curse of the Şürkrü Saracoğlu? ‘Derbies don’t have favourites’, but there is always an exception to the rule. The last time Galatasaray beat cross-city rivals Fenerbahçe at the Şürkrü Saracoğlu stadium was back in 1999. Hamza Hamzaoğlu will try to do what the likes of Roberto Mancini, Frank Rijk...

League Focus: The Süper Lig Title Challengers – A Three Horse Race

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League Focus: The Süper Lig Title Challengers – A Three Horse Race It really is neck and neck at the top of the table this season as 19-time champions Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe are entrenched in battle over who will win a historic 20th league title and earn the right to wear a fourth star on their shirt. All the while, second-placed Beşiktaş are intent on r...

Team Focus: Aykut Kocaman – The Fenerbahçe Architect

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Team Focus: Aykut Kocaman – The Fenerbahçe Architect Fenerbahçe have had a tumultuous few years. From alleged involvement in the match-fixing scandal that rocked the country in 2011 to being suspended from UEFA competitions for two seasons and losing club legend Alex De Souza in rather unceremonious circumstances, the Yellow Canaries were rocke...

Match Focus: Make or Break for Both Sides in Turkey's Intercontinental Derby

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Match Focus: Make or Break for Both Sides in Turkey's Intercontinental Derby “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that,” Bill Shankly was famously quoted as saying. Anyone who has experienced the Intercontinental derby would probably agree.The grand Istanbul derby is older than the Turkish republic i...

WhoScored Tipster: European Sunday Betting

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WhoScored Tipster: European Sunday Betting The WhoScored Tipster is back for another weekend of European action, and with another instalment of El Clasico on Saturday, the focus of Sunday's games will generally be on a key North London derby in the race for Champions League football, while Atletico look to consolidate their hold on second pl...